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San Francisco to Guadalajara and on to lovely Guanajuato

San Francisco to Guadalajara and on to lovely Guanajuato

After five days in the tiny hippie beach town of San Francisco I convinced Seamus that my wanderlust needed sating and we planned our trip to Guadalajara for a couple of days.  With Seamus riding pillion we drove up the hilly jungle highway 200 towards Compostela hoping to put Seamus on a bus there while [...]

An ode to the mechanics of Mexico

An ode to the mechanics of Mexico

I took the bike to a second mechanic – an authorized Kawasaki one to be sure about the state of the engine after running out of oil upon arrival in Puerto Vallarta.  He revved the engine for a few minutes and then told me it would require adjusting the valve clearance which would stop the [...]

Feeling much better in Puerto Vallarta

Feeling much better in Puerto Vallarta

Update: Rolled the bike without starting it down the steep hill to the mechanic a few blocks away.  He turned it on, revved it, asked me how often I drive it and then said that the bike’s engine was likely fine but that the engine valves needed to be replaced which is causing the ticking [...]